Review points Samsung Galaxy VR: VR-best solution for your smartphone – CNews.ru

Another issue that the solution from Samsung – is not universal. You must be not less than the flagship Galaxy S6 / Note 4. Any. We were assured that all future flagships will be maintained. Anyway, recently introduced the Edge S7 and S7 are supported

The second point -. Hardware. If you are using a helmet with a PC you need to, firstly, to equip computer graphics not weak. Secondly, a large amount of transmitted real-time data to the computer bind helmet wire.

In the case of the Gear VR is eliminated and this problem – all calculations are performed thereby “screen.” Of course, playing in the last Call Of Duty you do not succeed, but a purely mobile applications and games – it’s no problem

Appearance

Samsung did a good job on ergonomics Gear VR.. With many VR-glasses have a problem – they put pressure on the nose, then the head, then outweigh. Here we have nothing. Soft, but reliable fastening, the most compact and lightweight body.

virtual reality Helmet Samsung Galaxy VR

The smartphone is securely fastened in the points two latches on the sides. One of the latches is equipped with USB-port – and this is no accident. Gear VR «understand» when the smartphone set in it. By the way, if you are concerned for the quick battery discharge – by the helmet can be connected to micro-USB-charger. But you can not connect.

connector micro-USB« daddy »

The smartphone Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus securely fastened in Gear VR

at the points themselves also have a proximity sensor. They record the user put them on, and when removed.

controls

On the right temple located controls. The touch surface with a crosspiece and a central button (and this and that – just touch, it is not necessary to press), a physical button “back”, and closer to the distal (from user) end – rocker volume control. Conveniently.

Setting the focus

To adjust the focus (for different diopters) provided knob on top. “Four-eyes” will be able to easily use the Gear VR. However, what about the diopter adjustment range does not prompt – it is better to test the helmet in the store before buying, if you, say, -7

Differences from Google Cardboard and Fibrum

All of the virtual reality goggles. for smartphones that we’ve seen before, it was very difficult to use. You must first run the application, only then insert the smart phone in the helmet, with its center the accounts manually. If in the process of enjoying virtual reality wants to change the program – must be removed from the helmet glasses, close the application and open another, and then insert them into the helmet and re-center.

With the Gear VR is not so. You simply insert the Galaxy smartphone in the helmet – it is centered automatically (in the helmet there is a setting for the Galaxy “large” or like the Note Edge Plus and for “small” like ordinary S6 / S7). For VR shell also starts automatically, in fact – it is a special application of the Oculus

more precise, it is a complete shell -. there is a launcher to start already downloaded VR-applications access to the store VR-applications and its panel with the settings.

But there is a fly in the ointment. Applications are quite expensive, not less than 3 dollars. Many more or less quality games worth $ 10, and free content – minimum.

However, just because you can recognize the logical limit on the flagship high price on application. It is no secret that the average owner of Android-smartphone, bought Chinese nouneym 10 thousand maximum reluctant to pay the money, and in addition to this clutter store comments in the spirit of “Developers -urody dare take money for their applications – as much as $ 100, quite oborzeli “. . (As you know, the reality of such comments is not censorship)

In addition, the vast majority of applications in the Oculus – really high quality. That is, there is what to pay. Just unusually expensive to buy just as many applications for the smartphone. But given that the default helmet Gear VR will benefit those who have found a lot of money into the Korean flagship, the problem of buying high-quality applications even at $ 10 (700 rubles at current exchange rate) should not be so acute.